Thomas J. O'Brien (Massachusetts)
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Tom O'Brien, American
politician, is currently the Treasurer of Plymouth County
, Massachusetts
. Voters elected O’Brien as Treasurer in a decisive win over Republican challenger Edward J. O’Connell in the fall 2008 elections. O’Brien was originally unanimously appointed to the position in 2006. His 2008 election is for a six year term and he will be up for reelection in 2014.
Tom O'Brien served as the Massachusetts State Representative
for the 12th Plymouth District, which includes the towns of Kingston
and Plympton
and parts of Plymouth, Duxbury, Halifax
, and Middleborough
. He is a Democrat
. O'Brien was first elected to the Massachusetts House in 1996. O'Brien has a perfect 100% voting record, never having missed a roll call vote. During most of his tenure, he was the only Eagle Scout
serving in the Massachusetts legislature.
O'Brien is also the CEO and President of Bay Colony Baseball & Athletics, LLC, the parent company of the Plymouth River Eels baseball team.
O'Brien lives in Kingston with his two children. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University
.
United States
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politician, is currently the Treasurer of Plymouth County
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2010, the population was 494,919. Its county seats are Plymouth and Brockton...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Voters elected O’Brien as Treasurer in a decisive win over Republican challenger Edward J. O’Connell in the fall 2008 elections. O’Brien was originally unanimously appointed to the position in 2006. His 2008 election is for a six year term and he will be up for reelection in 2014.
Tom O'Brien served as the Massachusetts State Representative
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
for the 12th Plymouth District, which includes the towns of Kingston
Kingston, Massachusetts
Kingston is a coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 12,629.-History:Before European settlers arrived in Kingston it was within the tribal home to the Wampanoag people...
and Plympton
Plympton, Massachusetts
Plympton is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,820 at the 2010 census. The United States senator William Bradford was born here.- History :Plympton was first settled in 1662 as the western parish of Plymouth...
and parts of Plymouth, Duxbury, Halifax
Halifax, Massachusetts
Halifax is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,500 at the 2000 census.- History :Halifax was first settled by Europeans, most notably the Bosworth family from Bosworth Fields in England, in 1669, growing with lumbering and agriculture...
, and Middleborough
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,117 as of 2008.For geographic and demographic information on the village of Middleborough Center, please see the article Middleborough Center, Massachusetts....
. He is a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. O'Brien was first elected to the Massachusetts House in 1996. O'Brien has a perfect 100% voting record, never having missed a roll call vote. During most of his tenure, he was the only Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
serving in the Massachusetts legislature.
O'Brien is also the CEO and President of Bay Colony Baseball & Athletics, LLC, the parent company of the Plymouth River Eels baseball team.
O'Brien lives in Kingston with his two children. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
.